Test cricket began at Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne in 1877 and today it has completed more than 143 years and in these years it has produced many legendary batsmen like Sir Don Bradman, Sachin Tendulkar, Sir Viv Richards, Brian Lara, Jack Hobbs, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Sir Gary Sobers, etc who all have been match-winners for their teams.
They played a great role with the bat in their teams' victories at home as well as away from home and here is a list of most runs, hundreds and highest average in winning causes in Test cricket.
Most Test runs in winning causes -
9157 - Ricky Ponting (Australia, 178 innings)
6460 - Steve Waugh (Australia, 120 innings)
6379 - Jacques Kallis (South Africa, 124 innings)
6154 - Matthew Hayden (Australia, 123 innings)
5946 - Sachin Tendulkar (India, 113 innings)
5689 - Alastair Cook (England, 114 innings)
5449 - Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka, 84 innings)
5251 - Hashim Amla (South Africa, 104 innings)
5229 - Juston Langer (Australia, 118 innings)
5214 - Graeme Smith (South Africa, 94 innings)
Most Test hundreds in winning causes -
30 - Ricky Ponting (Australia, 178 innings)
25 - Steve Waugh (Australia, 120 innings)
23 - Don Bradman (Australia, 43 innings)
23 - Matthew Hayden (Australia, 123 innings)
22 - Jacques Kallis (South Africa, 124 innings)
20 - Sachin Tendulkar (India, 113 innings)
19 - Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka, 84 innings)
19 - Younis Khan (Pakistan, 81 innings)
18 - Graeme Smith (South Africa, 94 innings)
18 - Steven Smith (Australia, 66 innings)
Highest Test batting averages in winning causes (Min 2000 runs) -
130.1 - Don Bradman (Australia, 4813 runs)
81.00 - Steven Smith (Australia, 4455 runs)
78.16 - Inzamam ul Haq (Pakistan, 4690 runs)
77.42 - Gary Sobers (West Indies, 3097 runs)
74.39 - Younis Khan (Pakistan, 4910 runs)
71.69 - Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka, 5449 runs)
71.36 - Kane Williamson (New Zealand, 3354 runs)
70.49 - Greg Chappell (Australia, 3595 runs)
69.83 - Wally Hammond (England, 2584 runs)
69.46 - Steve Waugh (Australia, 6460 runs)
